A student cut off his own penis and his tongue after drinking an infusion of the latest drugs craze to sweep Germany.

The 18-year-old, only named as Andreas W, from Halle in Germany drank a tea made with the hallucinogenic angels' trumpet plants.

His mother said: "Andreas was behaving normally the whole day until he left the house and disappeared into the garden for a couple of minutes."

When he returned to the house he was wearing a towel wrapped around him and was bleeding heavily from his mouth and between his legs.

The emergency doctor who arrived a few minutes later said the student had cut off his penis and his tongue with garden shears and it was impossible to reattach the organs.

Dr Andreas Marneros, from the local psychiatric hospital the student was admitted to, said: "Andreas will have to receive psychological help for years. Tea from Angels' Trumpets is extremely dangerous as the drug cannot be dosed."

Angels' Trumpets, known for their fragrant and trumpet shaped flowers, have increasingly become popular as an alternative drug in Germany

PJ wrote:[Angels' Trumpets, known for their fragrant and trumpet shaped flowers, have increasingly become popular as an alternative drug in Germany

I think it's better known as Datura in the US - I see it growing everywhere - there's a giant one at my daughter's school - very scary stuff stay away from it - my few experiences of being around people on it have involved lots of violence and attempts to restrain the people concerned for their safety and those around them

Actually, my computer crashed for a month, and when I came back this board was all new and different. When I tried to long in as Datura it told me that name didn't exist, but when I tried to register with it it said it was taken. **sigh** So I'm Jezebel now, missed this place, but I'm back.

Umm, I was the red-head with braids running around in super-hero underoos for the majority of the week. Don't know if you saw me or not, I spent most of my time over at Shortfuse (they kidnapped me on wednesday night and I never did make it back to my actual camp...)